CMA is a volunteer-led organisation, overseen by a Board of Directors and assisted by a National Committee made up of regional coordinators, an international coordinator and a National Trust representative, from our largest corporate member. The day-to-day running of the organisation is carried out by a paid Administrative Support Contractor.
PATRON, PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT
Chris Baines
Honorary Patron
Chris is one of the UK’s leading environmental campaigners and an award-winning writer and broadcaster. He was one of...
Roger Cole
Honorary Vice President
Roger started his career in agricultural research before making the switch to protected area management. He joined CMA in...
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Linda Nunn
Chairman
Director, Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), Dorset/Wiltshire/Hampshire/Somerset
Email chairman@countrysidemanagement.org.uk
Linda has worked in countryside ranger roles across the country since 1980 and joined CMA in 1981. She became...
Mark Baker
Secretary
Country Parks Manager, Devon County Council
Email secretary@countrysidemanagement.org.uk
Mark joined CMA in 2001 and has been a board member since 2014. He has held a variety of...
Steve Peach
Board member
Strategic Manager (Sites & Nature Recovery Team), Hampshire County Council
Email steve@countrysidemanagement.org.uk
Steve has worked in countryside management since 1981 and has been a longstanding supporter of CMA. He is an...
Alan Preece
Treasurer
Ecology & Green Infrastructure Specialist, Telford & Wrekin Council
Email treasurer@countrysidemanagement.org.uk
Alan has a breadth of experience, from volunteering in a country park to undertaking ecological research in Portugal, France...
Chris Harris
Board member
Data Officer for The Centre for Alternative Energy, Chair of Coed y Bont Community Woodland
Email chris@countrysidemanagement.org.uk
Chris lives in the Cambrian Mountains in mid-Wales and is involved with the developement of the Coed y Bont...
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Our National Committee is made up of our regional coordinators, together with our International and National Trust reps.
The CMA is divided into regions, each with its own regional coordinator. The current regional breakdown is as follows:
East Midlands
Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire
East Midlands region coordinator – role vacant
Contact admin@countrysidemanagent.org.uk if you are interested in becoming our coordinator.
East of England
Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk
Tom Heenan
East of England region coordinator
Ranger, Essex County Council
Email eastengland@countrysidemanagement.org.uk
Tom started as a volunteer ranger in Scotland before returning to the east of England to pursue further volunteering...
Greater London
City of London and the 32 London boroughs
Colin Houston
Greater London region coordinator
Projects and Volunteer Manager, Hampstead Heath, London
Email london@countrysidemanagement.org.uk
Colin started out working on rewilding projects in the Scottish Highlands before moving into environmental consultancy in London. In...
North East England
Northumberland, County Durham, Cleveland and Tyne and Wear
North East region coordinator – role vacant
Contact admin@countrysidemanagent.org.uk if you are interested in becoming our coordinator.
North West England
Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire
North West region coordinator – role vacant
Contact admin@countrysidemanagent.org.uk if you are interested in becoming our coordinator.
West Midlands
Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire and West Midlands
Jess Coatesworth
West Midlands region coordinator
Ranger Team Leader, Peak District National Park Authority
Email westmidlands@countrysidemanagement.org.uk
Jess started out in arts and heritage before making the change to the countryside sector. She has been working...
South East England
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex
Richard Westwood
South East region coordinator
Countryside Officer, Wokingham Borough Council
Richard volunteered on his local common as a teenager, which led him to study countryside management at university. Over...
South West England
Gloucestershire, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Jersey and Guernsey
South West region coordinator – shared role (temporary)
South West England region coordinator
This role is currently shared within the South West region committee as a temporary arrangement. If you would like...
Yorkshire and Humber
Yorkshire and East Riding
David Preston
Yorkshire and Humber region coordinator
Email yorkandhumber@countrysidemanagement.org.uk
Wales
Howard Sutcliffe
Welsh region coordinator
Lead Officer, Clwydian Range and Dee Valley AONB
Email wales@countrysidemanagement.org.uk
Howard has always had an interest in the outdoors and farming, leading him to a career in countryside management...
Northern Ireland
Toby Edwards
Northern Ireland region coordinator
Ranger, Mount Stewart Demesne, Northern Ireland (National Trust)
Toby has spent his working life volunteering and working for the National Trust in the south west counties, North...
OTHER ROLES
Chloe Bradbrooke
International Coordinator
Tree and Woodland Adviser, London & Southeast (National Trust)
Email international@countrysidemanagement.org.uk
Chloe trained as a ranger with East Sussex County Council, before taking up a role with the National Trust...
Rachel Limb
Administration Support Contractor
Email admin@countrysidemanagement.org.uk
Born ‘overseas’ on the Isle of Wight, Rachel now lives in Dorset. Following her degree she worked as a...
Jamie Preston
National Trust Representative
Lead Ranger, National Trust Runnymede
Email nattrust@countrysidemanagement.org.uk
Jamie has been working as a ranger for the National Trust for over 14 years both in the Lake...
Liz Bourne
Editor, "Ranger"
Email ranger@countrysidemanagement.org.uk
Liz is an editor, writer and communications specialist with over 25 years’ experience. She works with publishers, universities and...
